All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 137
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NewsM&Co profits fall as ‘unprecedented trading challenges’ bite
M&Co has posted a fall in annual earnings after confronting “unprecedented trading challenges”.
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OpinionOpinion: Next gets that the future of ecommerce is stores
To be relevant in retail today, you have to acknowledge that stores are no longer purely about selling.
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OpinionLeader: Being a disruptor won’t make you a success
“What online-only company is really profitable? Basically none of them. That’s the dirty secret”
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NewsAmazon pledges to become carbon neutral as climate protest starts
Amazon has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2040, meeting the UN’s Paris Agreement climate-change objectives a decade early.
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NewsRetail sales in August dip, finds ONS
Retail sales fell slightly in the month of August, despite an otherwise healthy summer of spending, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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NewsEve Sleep issues profit warning as Simba merger talks collapse
Mattress in a box specialist Eve Sleep has issued a profit warning and canned talks over a proposed merger with rival Simba.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can Next become an ‘Asos for the middle-aged’?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson may have been empty-chaired on his latest visit to Europe, but there’s one UK representative that is being welcomed in the EU and elsewhere overseas: fashion giant Next
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NewsFeelUnique poaches Amazon fashion director for CEO role
FeelUnique has snapped up Amazon’s European fashion boss Sarah Miles as its new chief executive.
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AnalysisUnderstanding Amazon – how every retailer’s biggest threat operates
If you ask most retail leaders what their biggest threat is, you’ll hear one common answer: Amazon.
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NewsOcado explores accelerating M&S product transition
Ocado is looking to bring forward the date from when it will begin stocking Marks & Spencer products on its website, but to do so would require the agreement of existing partner Waitrose.
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NewsOcado sales rise as joint venture with Marks & Spencer goes live
Ocado Retail, the newly formed joint venture between the online grocer and Marks & Spencer, has posted an increase in quarterly revenue and orders, but the average order size edged down.
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InterviewHow Rent the Runway is turning traditional retail on its head
“We are not an ecommerce business – it sounds like a soundbite, but it’s true.”
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NewsAldi boss: Ecommerce to deliver £100m of sales by end of year
The chief executive of Aldi has hailed the “strong progress” being made by the discounter’s ecommerce business, saying it will deliver £100m of sales by the end of the year.
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GalleryIn pictures: Shein opens Fashion Week pop-up store
Online fashion retailer Shein has ventured into bricks and mortar as it showcased some of its most popular items at a pop-up store event in London.
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InterviewInterview: Meet In The Style’s Adam Frisby – a CEO with influence
In The Style founder Adam Frisby is no stranger to the world of TV and influencers. His £40m fashion brand is built upon celebrity tie-ups with reality TV stars, including Love Island winner Dani Dyer and ex-Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How the Co-op plans to weather the Brexit storm
At a time when Brexit uncertainty and sluggish consumer confidence are taking their toll on the high street, the Co-op has turned in another sterling set of financial figures.
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Report StoreThe UK’s Top 30 Growth Retailers 2019
How innovation, data and digital are helping retailers win
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NewsPPI claims rocket ahead of August deadline, says N Brown
Online retailer N Brown reported a “significant increase” in PPI information requests and complaints (PIRs) in the lead up to the claims deadline of August 29.
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Retail VoiceWhy true partnerships will unlock success
The supply chain has always been a hotbed of innovation, but we’re nowhere near the digital transformation finish line
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AnalysisData: The UK’s top 30 growth retailers 2019
Farfetch has topped Retail Week’s annual growth retailer ranking for the third consecutive year, leading a top 10 dominated by digital-first businesses.